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HomeExploreBusinessEurope's Wealthiest Individuals: A March 2026 Snapshot
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Thirty individually attributed fortunes in Forbes's 2026 annual ranking, valued on 1 March in US dollars; bn means billion. Eligibility follows citizenship and UN geographical regions, including Russia but excluding Cyprus and Turkey. Order follows net worth, with equal estimates tied in source order. Combined-family entries, including Bernard Arnault's, are excluded; separately estimated relatives remain. Sovereign funds and royal institutional assets are not personal holdings. These estimates depend on share prices and private-company valuations, and preserve the selected historical date rather than today's ownership arrangements.

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Beate Heister

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Beate Heister
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US$19.1bn. Heister is a daughter of Aldi co-founder Karl Albrecht and an heir to the Aldi Sued fortune. The source lists her estimate individually, so this entry does not combine her wealth with her brother's. The image is a symbolic illustration of grocery retail.
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Nik Storonsky

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Nik Storonsky
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US$18.8bn. Storonsky co-founded Revolut, building a financial-services business around a digital platform. His entry represents an ownership stake in the company, not the customer money held through its services.
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Torstein Hagen

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Torstein Hagen
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US$18.4bn. Hagen founded Viking in 1997 and developed its cruise business. His Norwegian citizenship determines inclusion here, illustrating why a European wealth list need not be limited to companies headquartered on the continent.
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Jim Ratcliffe

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Jim Ratcliffe
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Born
US$18.4bn. Ratcliffe founded INEOS in 1998 and built a chemicals group through acquisitions. His later sports and vehicle interests are more visible to many readers, but chemicals remain the essential starting point for understanding the fortune.
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Ludwig Merckle

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Ludwig Merckle
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US$18.3bn. Merckle took over responsibility for the family group after his father's death and helped restructure its debts. Pharmaceutical distribution and industrial investments form part of a business story that includes both inheritance and financial recovery.
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John Collison

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John Collison
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US$17.5bn. Collison co-founded Stripe with his brother Patrick. The company supplies payment infrastructure to businesses, making this an Irish founder's stake in a global software enterprise rather than wealth tied to a traditional national industry.
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